Tourism encompasses most short-term travel away from the normal place of work and residence, including travel undertaken for business or pleasure. It is defined by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) as: "the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes."

The articles in this section of Queensland in Review present information about two aspects of tourism: international tourism into Australia and Queensland, and tourist accommodation.

Further information on tourism related topics can be found within ABS publications, listed in theCatalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0). Many of these publications present information on each state, and further data may be available on request. Of particular interest may be the information provided in Tourism Indicators (cat. no. 8634.0). The June quarter 2002 issue includes a special feature article: "A profile of two tourism regions: the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast".

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